Above: Distinguished Professor Ron Rash, a member of the Department of English and award-winning author of the recent novels "One Foot in Eden," "Saints at the River," and "The World Made Straight," chats with students in his Honors First-Year Seminar course in fiction writing.
Most Honors courses parallel the Liberal Studies curriculum(some students customize their Liberal Studies) and therefore are not in addition to requirements needed to complete a degree program.
How are Honors courses different from regular courses? They are:
- Smaller than regular courses (not exceeding 21 students)
- Taught by specially selected faculty members who have been chosen in consultation with the dean, the director of Honors Advising, and department heads
- Discussion-based courses, where lecturing is avoided
- Courses designed with challenging, creative assignments that at times lead to undergraduate research projects
For an idea of Honors courses offered, download the Spring 2012 Honors course schedule (Word). final as of 10/25
Or view the course offerings as a PDF for Spring 2012.
Off campus project activity forms are available at Honors Forms and Resources.